The whole end of speech is to be understood.

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.